Brand Properties

Led by some of the Southeast’s most seasoned real estate professionals, the Brand Leadership Team is dedicated to bringing innovative and vital thinking to the real estate investment process. With decades worth of combined experience, we have the unique ability to leverage long-standing relationships with brokers, property owners, and lenders to ensure premium quality development projects. By always considering our partners, colleagues, and consumer first and foremost, Brand Properties strives to deliver services that embrace its integrity, loyalty, quality, and passion for the real estate business.

R. Brand Morgan

Chief Executive Officer

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Michael C. Hoath

President

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Derek C. Kahn

Chief Financial Officer

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Woody Rupp

Chief Investment Officer

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Anna Forgey

Development Partner

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Jonathon Barge

Development Partner

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Walt Davis

Retail Development Partner

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Jason Whitworth

Chief Acquisitions Officer

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David Wahl

Senior Vice President of Operations

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Michael Silverman

Development Manager

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Michael Adams

Development Manager

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Austin Blase

Vice President of Investments

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Hamp Smith

Vice President of Business Development

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Michelle Cheek

Executive Team Coordinator

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R. Brand Morgan

Chief Executive Officer

Brand Morgan is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for Brand Properties which he founded in 1998. As the CEO of Brand Properties, Morgan has been responsible for overseeing the development of industrial, office, retail, multi-family, and mixed-use projects throughout Atlanta and the Southeast Region. He currently manages the development, acquisition, and disposition strategy for Brand Properties’ real estate holdings and manages over 5.8 million square feet of third-party assets. Morgan attended the University of Virginia where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics. Morgan is a member of the Buckhead Coalition and Chairs the Sugarloaf Community Improvement District. Morgan’s relationships have allowed him to create alliances with the region’s most respected real estate investors, development companies, and financial institutions. With years of experience in real estate development, deal structuring and financing, along with great leadership, Morgan continues to pave a path of success for the Brand Properties team.

Michael C. Hoath

Michael C. Hoath

President

Michael is the President of Brand Properties. He has considerable experience in the development of commercial real estate assets, with a specific focus on mixed-use projects. Since entering the real estate industry in 1988, Michael has developed over 4 million square feet of office, over 1.3 million square feet of retail, and 12 hotels. Two of Michael’s more prominent recent mixed-use projects are Atlantic Station and Lindbergh City Center. These are two of Atlanta’s first and largest mixed-use projects delivered to date. Michael’s extensive and varied commercial and mixed-use experience provides a platform for successful development projects with Brand Properties.

Derek C. Kahn

Chief Financial Officer

Derek is the Chief Financial Officer of Brand Properties. He has over twenty years of experience in the areas of investment analysis, acquisitions, dispositions, financial planning, compliance reporting, and tax structuring and planning. Prior to joining Brand Properties, Derek was the Chief Financial Officer for Lane Company, a national fully-integrated multifamily real estate owner and operator. While at Lane he oversaw the management of a 25,000 unit portfolio as well as the acquisition and development of a multifamily portfolio valued at more than $1.5 billion. Derek received his Bachelors degree and Masters degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Woody Rupp

Chief Investment Officer

Woody is the Chief Investment Officer for Brand Properties and is responsible for the investment life-cycle of each development. Woody has more than twenty years of experience in acquisitions, asset management, and accounting within all the major asset classes of Commercial Real Estate. Woody has closed on more than a billion dollars in transactions and has been responsible for executing the business strategies for multimillion-dollar portfolios of ground-up development, existing trophy assets, and value-add investments. Woody graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Anna Forgey

Development Partner

Anna is a Development Partner for Brand Properties. Anna has been in the commercial real estate industry for more than 25 years working on large, multi-phased, complex, commercial projects for corporate, healthcare and higher education uses. She has construction and development experience with M.A. Mortenson Company in Seattle, J.E. Dunn in Atlanta and most recently Anna was a Partner at BDR Partners, an Atlanta based Program Management firm where she was responsible for more than $1B in development during the last ten years. Past clients have included Emory Healthcare, Westminster Schools, Piedmont Healthcare and numerous private companies. Anna’s technical knowledge, vast experience and leadership are beneficial to every project. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech and is LEED BD+C certified.

Jonathon Barge

Development Partner

Jonathon is a Development Partner with Brand Properties. He has over 25 years of experience successfully completing over $1.6 billion in development across the country including mixed-use, multi-family, office towers, condo towers, industrial, data centers, retail and Georgia Aquarium. Jonathon’s engineering background and deep experience contribute to his track record of successful development. Jonathon is a LEED AP BD+C and holds a Georgia Real Estate Broker License. He received his Bachelors degree and Masters degree from Georgia Tech.

Walt Davis

Retail Development Partner

Walt Davis serves as the Retail Development Partner for Brand Properties with 15 years of experience in the shopping center industry. Prior to joining Brand Properties, Walt was a Senior Vice President at Lincoln Property Company responsible for retail leasing and development opportunities throughout the Southeast. Walt has transacted on over 3 million square feet of retail leases throughout his career. Walt received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Louisiana State University.

Jason Whitworth

Chief Acquisitions Officer

Jason Whitworth is the Chief Acquisitions Officer for Brand Properties, overseeing the strategic acquisition of new properties and development sites and driving the company’s expansion efforts. With over 25 years of commercial real estate experience, he previously served as Senior Vice President of Business Development, where he led market intelligence, research, and site acquisition initiatives for the development group. His distinguished career includes key roles at Whitworth Land Corporation, Julian LeCraw & Company, Carter & Associates, and most recently, a multinational, multibillion-dollar investment company, where he successfully closed assets totaling 10,000 acres of land, representing 22,000 planned and/or developed residential lots and over 8.4 million square feet of planned commercial space across the southeastern United States.

David Wahl

Senior Vice President of Operations

David is the Senior Vice President of Operations with Brand Properties. David has over 25 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate Finance in the areas of underwriting, closing, asset management, portfolio management, servicing, workouts, and REO management. He has worked on all major real estate asset classes and with all levels of deal capitalization. Prior to joining Brand Properties, David worked for a bridge lender, a specialty hotel lender, and a national commercial real estate loan servicer in a variety of roles at each company. David received his Bachelors degree from Williams College, a MBA from Emory University, and also earned the CFA designation.

Michael Silverman

Michael Silverman

Development Manager

With over twenty years experience in the construction field, Mike brings a tremendous amount of knowledge to the Brand Properties team as a construction manager. Prior to moving to Georgia, Mike began his construction career in New York City. As a superintendent Mike was responsible for overseeing the renovation of office spaces and fashion design studios before transitioning to project manager with a focus on Class A office space renovations and a single story free standing automotive repair shops. In 1999 Mike moved to Atlanta as a project manager in the interiors division for Hardin Construction before joining their convention and high rise divisions. Mike left Hardin to become a development manager at Brand Properties where he helped manage a number of projects. During the recession Mike worked as the regional manager for a Miami based general contractor covering the Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina region which concentrated on upgrading dated Bank of America branches.

Michael Adams

Development Manager

Michael serves as a Development Manager for Brand Properties. Prior to joining the Brand Properties team, Michael was a civil engineer for twelve years working on a wide variety of projects from multi-family and single family residential to industrial and commercial developments. For the past six years, his focus has been on the design, project management, and construction administration of multi-family developments across the southeast. Michael’s experience as an engineer provides a unique perspective on site analysis and potential challenges that may arise on new projects. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia.

Austin Blase

Vice President of Investments

Austin serves the Vice President of Investments for Brand Properties. His focus concentrates on the financial analysis and operational management of portfolio assets throughout the project life cycle. His primary responsibilities include market research, prospective deal underwriting, cash flow modeling, and investor and lender reporting. In addition, Austin supports the acquisition and disposition of assets and assists with the structuring of debt and equity financing. Through his support of both the investment and development teams, Austin provides key insights to position investments for optimal performance. Austin attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Terry College of Business.

Hamp Smith

Vice President of Business Development

Hamp serves as Vice President of Business Development for Brand Properties. His primary responsibilities include new site selection, market research and market intelligence. Before joining Brand Properties, Hamp spent time with Atlanta homebuilder, Jim Chapman Communities, serving as a project manager for a build-to-rent community. Hamp attended The University of West Georgia, graduating from the Richards College of Business.

Michelle Cheek

Executive Team Coordinator

Michelle is the Executive Team Coordinator for Brand Properties. Michelle has been with Brand Properties since 2010. Prior to joining Brand Properties, she worked for a small family owned business that builds custom furniture and custom kitchens. Michelle holds a Georgia Real Estate License, and received her Bachelors degree from Montana State University.